Podcast appearances and mentions of maria empanada

When Argentinian former banker Lorena Cantarovici arrived in the United States, she had $300 and opened her first location of Maria Empanada with $4000 in loans. “It was super challenging. That door didn’t open enough for me to survive. Maria Empanada almost died two years in,” she said. “But something told me I was going in the right direction.” Her customers were coming back, even though there weren’t many of them, and buying a lot of empanadas. “The versatility of the product was adaptable to the United States,” she said. Customers would buy over a dozen and bring them back home to the freezer. Despite this, Cantarovici was told she “wasn’t bankable” when trying to get a loan. She got funding through the Colorado Enterprise Fund, after which she was able to move to a bigger location on Broadway Ave in Denver. “That’s when I learned location, location, location is everything,” she said. Then she got a bank loan for her second unit. Listen to the full podcast to hear Lorena Cantarovici, founder of Maria Empanada, describe the highs and lows of operating a small business.

We're catching up with Lorena Cantarovici after her visit with Vice President Kamala Harris! The Vice President was in town yesterday, and spent the afternoon with Lorena Cantarovici from Maria Empanada supporting President Biden's "Help is Here" tour! We talk with Lorena about the meeting with Vice President Harris and then we jump in the kitchen to learn a little something about Empanadas! President and CEO of the Colorado Restaurant Association Sonia Folsom Riggs is back on the show today! With so many moving parts for restaurants right now, none better than Sonia to shed a little light on where we are and where we're going with the restaurant community.

With $300 to her name, Lorena Cantarovici came to the states without knowing a word of English. Since then, she became the Founder of Maria Empanada with five locations in the Denver area, won 2017 Colorado Small Business Person of the Year, and earned a spot with Guy Fieri on Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives.

With $300 to her name, Lorena Cantarovici came to the states without knowing a word of English. Since then, she became the Founder of Maria Empanada with five locations in the Denver area, won 2017 Colorado Small Business Person of the Year, and earned a spot with Guy Fieri on Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives.

This is one of our best episodes to date... This week on NVC's "Stoned Appetit" episode, the gang sits down with Maria Empanada owner & founder, Lorena Cantarovici. We talk about her upbringing, from coming to America with only $300 and the shoes on her feet.. to the fire foods and inspiration she gets for her "pockets of love and dankness". Lorena recently opened up her 4th & 5th locations in Denver, one off Platte St and one in Broadway Marketplace. Lorena was recently named one of the top bakers in the country, and we were ecstatic to sit down with her and learn the history of her restaurants. In addition to the regular segments and banter, Kip & Chris start vying for Lorena's affection and the coveted role as hubby #5... If you want a laugh come listen to the guys try & speak in foreign languages... and stay to hear the fantastic story of Lorena & her rise to the Goddess of Goodies in Colorado.Tune In. Be sure to check out one of Maria Empanada's locations around the Denver metro area.. and while you're at it.. Subscribe to our podcast & leave a nice lil review! Thanks!

The Ladies Chit Chat Club Show broadcasts from Women's Entrepreneur Day.  This features Branding expert, author and speaker Olivia Omega, plus founder, creator, artisan and head women in charge of Maria Empanada, Lorena Catarovici. How do you build your brand, use social media and learn to the love video with Olivia, and then Lorena's true rags to riches story of coming to America with nothing and now having five empanada shops up and running! These women will inspire you!

The Modern Eater Show broadcasts live every Saturday night on Denver's Talk Station 630 KHOW and streaming live on The Modern Eater Facebook page! Don't miss this show! We have Lorena Cantarovici from Maria Empanada's cooking in Studio Kitchen Colorado! We also have chef Emma Nemechek making a Halloween chocolate cake, chef Nicole Olst making homemade chili, High Altitude Hops, Chain Reaction Brewing Company, Ardent Mills, Bridget's Botanicals, Joy Wine and Spirits and more!

“When I started the business I was washer, cook, manager… then… NO!  I need to grow with the business.”   Lorena Cantarovici, Maria Empanada    Lorena Cantarovici, like most food entrepreneurs, started baking her now famous empanadas at home.  But Lorena isn’t most food entrepreneurs – from the start, Lorena set out to create a successful business.  Lorena tells a true story about how “exploding empanadas” became a metaphor for sticking with it when things get tough, how she’s built the business to 3 stores and 14 outlets, and what Guy Fieri thought when he featured her on Drive-ins, Diners and Dives!  It’s a great story – and she’s an inspiring entrepreneur. 

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Mobile homes parks are a form of affordable housing, but these parks often sit on valuable land. A CU Denver sociologist discusses the issues that may arise if that land is sold. Then, the Argentine immigrant and restaurateur who opened "Maria Empanada" in Denver says at first a lot of people didn't know what an empanada was. They figured it out, and now she's the SBA's small businessperson of the year in Colorado. And, a new play looks at the relationship between four generations of teen moms. Plus, why Idaho Springs has a statue of a man who never truly existed.